Stalker 2 developer refutes claims by studio founder that Xbox paid more than game's development cost to make it exclusive

gilian white July 23, 2026

Earlier this week, GSC Game World studio founder Sergiy Grygorovych made a bombshell revelation about the development of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Grygorovych said in an interview with YouTuber OLDboi that Microsoft paid a significant sum to keep the then-upcoming open-world shooter a timed Xbox exclusive.

source https://www.eurogamer.net/stalker-2-xbox-timed-exclusivity-claim-refuted